The Impact of Digital Technology Developments on Criminal Law Enforcement in Indonesia

Abstract

The development of technology in the era of globalization makes it very easy for perpetrators to open up opportunities for crime. This article aims to examine the impact of information technology developments on criminal law in Indonesia. This research is a literature research. Data comes from laws, books, and journals. The data were analyzed descriptively. The results of the study concluded that the crimes that occurred in the era of globalization were social media crimes such as cyber, system hacking, and electronic media crimes. For this reason, the Indonesian government amended Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Information and Electronic Transactions, which was amended into Law Number 19 of 2016, as a form of effort to prevent information technology crimes and protect the public from these crimes. However, the law still has obstacles in dealing with electronic media crimes. Crimes occur because of opportunities and weaknesses in electronic systems, so there must be improvements by improving the professionalism of the Indonesian criminal law apparatus, increasing human resources from law enforcers, building forensic computer facilities, and taking preventive measures in cybercrime.